United Kingdom (UK) Convenience Retailing Market Size, Trends, Consumer Attitudes and Key Players, 2021-2026

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United Kingdom (UK) Convenience Retailing Market Overview

The UK convenience market size was GBP 38.0 billion in 2021. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 2% during the forecast period. The UK convenience market witnessed an impressive boost in 2020 as consumers shopped closer to home and relied more heavily on their local stores – leading to range diversification, especially at the independents, which boosted average basket size and visit frequency. Volumes will be down, especially in neighbourhood locations, but inflation will help to offset this. The level of growth will gradually pick up from 2023.

The United Kingdom (UK) convenience retailing market research report will help you to understand how drivers of convenience purchases, such as range, price and quality, vary in importance among different demographics in order to maximize sales potential. The report also provides analysis of the challenges faced by key retailers in the sector in order to understand how to steal shoppers and market share.

UK Convenience Retailing Market Outlook 2021-2026 (GBP Billion)
UK Convenience Retailing Market Outlook 2021-2026
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Key United Kingdom Convenience Retailing Market Drivers

Inflation, shopping local, Q-commerce, and ambient retailing are the key drivers in the UK convenience retailing market.

Inflation: Despite retailer efforts to keep prices low for consumers with price holds and price cuts, they are being forced to pass on some of the rising costs onto consumers. Spend on food will rise and take a larger proportion of the household budget, but volumes will fall as consumers cut back. 

Shopping Local: The pandemic led to many consumers shopping in their local areas, benefiting neighborhood convenience players. While footfall will drop in 2022 given the high comparatives of 2020 and 2021, the long-term trend of more consumers working from home will support the convenience channel. Ranges have also improved as a result of increased traffic, with more fresh goods, locally sourced items and more premium/specialty wines & spirits, supporting future appeal.

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Key Categories in the UK Convenience Retailing Market

The key categories in the UK convenience retailing market are food, tobacco & e-cigarettes, alcoholic drinks, health & beauty, household products, and others. In 2021, the food category dominated the UK convenience retailing market.

UK Convenience Retailing Market by Categories, 2021 (%)
UK Convenience Retailing Market by Categories, 2021 (%)
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Key Channels in the UK Convenience Retailing Market

The key channels in the UK convenience retailing market are multiples, symbols, co-operatives, independents, and forecourts.

UK Convenience Retailing Market Analysis by Channels, 2021 (%)
UK Convenience Retailing Market Analysis by Channels, 2021 (%)
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Leading Retailers in the UK Convenience Retailing Market

The leading retailers in the UK convenience retailing market are Tesco, Co-op, Marks & Spencer, SPAR, Sainsbury’s, NISA, Premier, McColls, and Londis.

UK Convenience Retailing Market Analysis by Retailers, 2021 (%)
UK Convenience Retailing Market Analysis by Retailers, 2021 (%)
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Scope

  • The UK convenience market witnessed an impressive boost in 2020 as consumers shopped closer to home and relied more heavily on their local stores—leading to range diversification, especially at the independents, which boosted average basket size and visit frequency.
  • Players highly exposed to urban areas and forecourts, namely Tesco and Sainsbury’s, saw footfall decline during COVID as consumers worked from home and stayed local. These players will see share pick up in 2022 as neighborhood convenience stores suffer a decline in footfall as consumers return to the office and shift spend to high street discounters.
  • The pandemic has accelerated the shift to online, especially within food & grocery.

Reasons to Buy

  • Using our five year forecasts to 2026, learn which areas of the convenience market will be the fastest performing to enable focus and investment in these winning product areas.
  • Understand how drivers of convenience purchases, such as range, price and quality, vary in importance among different demographics in order to maximize sales potential.
  • Use our in-depth analysis of the challenges faced by key retailers in the sector in order to understand how to steal shoppers and market share.

Aldi
B&M
Home Bargains
Iceland
Lidl
Poundshop.com
Poundstretcher
Poundland
Tesco
Sainsbury's
ASDA
Amazon
Getir
Gorillas
Spar
Co-op
Marks & Spencer

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Key Trends in the UK Convenience Retailing Market

Drivers and inhibitors

Key trends

Strategies for success

UK Convenience Retailing Market 2021 2026

Market size and forecasts

Category performance and forecasts

Channel performance and forecasts

Competitive Landscape

Revenue and market shares of Top 10 players

Profiles of leading players

Consumers

Penetration & profile

Channel usage & fulfilment methods

Purchase frequency

Consumer drivers

Shopper preferences

Methodology, Definitions & Contacts

Table

List of Tables

Convenience market expenditure and growth by channel, 2019 and 2024e

Five year historic market shares for major convenience retailers, 2014-2019e

Five year forecast market shares for major convenience retailers, 2019e-2024e

Total convenience stores by retailer, 2014-2019e

Total convenience space by retailer, 2014-2019e

Market share prospects out to 2024 for the Top 15 retailers

Shopper motivations for purchasing at a convenience store by demographic, 2019

Shopper motivations for purchasing at a convenience store by retailer, 2019

Shopper motivations for selecting most used convenience retailer, 2019

Shopper motivations for selecting most-used convenience retailer by demographic, 2019

Convenience category penetration by demographic, 2019

Convenience category penetration by dietary specification, 2019

Shopper motivations for not shopping at convenience retailers by demographic, 2019

Figures

List of Figures

Proportion of UK population that use tobacco products versus vaping products, 2014-2024e

Value of the UK tobacco and UK e-cigarette markets, 2014-2024e

Total convenience market size, 2014-2024e

Convenience market growth versus food & grocery and total retail growth, 2014-2024e

Convenience spend as a proportion of total retail spend, 2018-2024e

Convenience spend as a proportion of total food & grocery spend, 2018-2024e

Food versus non-food growth in the convenience channel, 2014-2024e

Convenience category sales mix for 2014, 2019e and 2024e

Convenience penetration by category, 2014 and 2019e

Convenience category sales mix by convenience channel, 2019e

Convenience category growth rates, 2014-2024e

Convenience channel spend and change in share, 2019e and 2024e

Convenience channel growth rates, 2019e-2024e

Market shares of major convenience retailers, 2018 and 2019e

Total convenience stores, 2014-2019e

Total convenience space growth, 2014-2019e

Retailer convenience demographic profile: Tesco

Retailer convenience market shares 2014-2019e: Tesco

Retailer convenience demographic profile: Co-op

Retailer convenience market shares 2014-2019e: Co-op

Retailer convenience demographic profile: SPAR

Retailer convenience market shares 2014-2019e: SPAR

Retailer convenience demographic profile: Sainsbury’s Local

Retailer convenience market shares 2014-2019e: Sainsbury’s Local

Retailer convenience demographic profile: M&S Simply Food

Retailer convenience market shares 2014-2019e: M&S Simply Food

Convenience shopper penetration by demographic, 2019

Convenience shopper profile by demographic, 2019

Convenience retailer penetration for major convenience retailers, 2019

Most-used convenience retailer penetration, 2019

Ratio of most-used to used at least once for major convenience retailers, 2019

Convenience store visit frequency by demographic, 2019

Average spend per convenience store visit by demographic, 2019

Average annual spend at convenience stores by demographic, 2019

Convenience penetration, average spend and visit frequency by dietary specification, 2019

Convenience retailer penetration by dietary specification, 2019

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